How to Make Whips
$24.99
Item No. 1591
How to Make Whips, by Ron Edwards. Ron Edwards is a folklorist with an insight into leatherwork. This book presents a wide range of lore on the Australian stockwhip, with directions for making several styles. He covers fancy plaiting for handles, including ringwork, a specialty of Australian whipmakers. Hardback. 166 pp.
Sales of books are final. No returns or exchanges allowed.
How to Make Whips, by Ron Edwards. Ron Edwards is a folklorist with an insight into leatherwork. This book presents a wide range of lore on the Australian stockwhip, with directions for making several styles. He covers fancy plaiting for handles, including ringwork, a specialty of Australian whipmakers. Hardback. 166 pp.
Sales of books are final. No returns or exchanges allowed.
-
Table of Contents
Foreword 8 Introduction 9 Chapter 1: Whipmaking Book 1-How to Make a Basic 4-Plait Stockwhip 11 A Good Basic Whip 12 Whip Names 12 Styles of Whip 12 Types of Leather 12 Points to Watch 13 Buying a Strip of Leather 13 4-Plait Basic Whip 14 Step 1: Making the Belly 14 Step 2: Cutting Out the Whip 14 Using a Pair of Dividers 15 Using a Template 15 Using Fingers as Guides 16 Cutting Methods 16 Cutting and Skiving 16 Splitting the Strands 16 Skiving 16 Angled Cut 16 Cutting on the Beam 17 Step 3: Plaiting the 4-Plait Whip 18 Working in a Confined Space 19 Plaiting Soap 19 Leather Dressing 20 Cleaning Tallow 20 Use of Acid in Cleaning Fat 20 Plaiting the Whip 20 Step 4: The Fall 21 Cutting the Slit in a Whip Fall 21 Common Fall Hitch 21 Rolling the Whip 23 Resin Board for Whip Rolling 23 Step 5: The Cracker 23 Speeding Up the Job 23 Finishing Off the Cracker 24 Fastening the Cracker to the Fall 24 Attaching the Cracker-Another Method 24 Cracking the Whip 25 Step 6: Making the Handle, 25 Half-Plated Handle 25 Straitening a Whip Handle 25 Step 7: Covering the Handle 26 Handle with Dog?s Knot 26 Forming the Knob 26 Crown Knot 27 Wall Knot 27 Final Crown Knot 28 Handle with an 8-Plait and Turk?s Head 29 12-Plait Handle 29 9-Plait for Half-Plaited Whip Handle 30 Square Start for Half-Plaited Handle, 12-Plat 31 Wraparound Handle 32 Secret Plait Worked into a Whip Handle 32 Binding on the Keeper 33 Rib Rattling 34 French Grapevine 35 3-Part, 4-Bight Turk?s Head 36 Attaching Whip and Handle 37 6-Plaid Basic Whip 38 Beginning a Round 6-Plait 39 Round 6-Plait 40 Reducing from 6-Plait to 4-Plait 40 The Built-in Belly 41 Kangaroo-Hide Whips 41 Kid?s Whip 41 Slit Braid 42 Chapter 2: Whipmaking Book 2-How to Make an 8-Plait Kangaroo Stockwhip Two Main Groups of Whips 43 Some Styles of Whips 44 Stockwhip of Kangaroo Leather 44 Redhide Whip 44 Bullwhip 45 Snake Whip 45 Bullockie?s Whip 45 First Rule about Whipmakers 45 Whipmaking Terms 45 Plaiting or Braiding 46 Plait 46 Braid 47 12-Foot Shot-Loaded Stockwhip 47 How to Make a 2.3-Meter 8-Strand Kangaroo 47 Stockwhip with a Full-Plaited Handle 47 Materials Needed 48 Selecting the Kangaroo Skin 48 Using Precut Lace 48 Testing for Stretch 48 Step 1: The Core or Filler 49 Redhide Core 49 Kangaroo Core 49 Lead Loading 51 Step 2: The Belly 51 The Filler and Belly Plait 51 Belly from Redhide 53 Step 3: The Bolster 54 Step 4: Cutting Out the Top Plait or Overlay 55 Number of Strands to Cut 55 Cutting Out Strands 55 Stretch in the Leather 56 Length of Strands in Overlay 56 Knife Sharpness 56 Cutting with the Thumbnail 56 Type of Roo 58 Cutting with the Side of the Thumb 58 Cutting to a Marked Line 59 Cutting with a Strand Cutter 59 Homemade Strand Cutter 59 Cutting Out Tight Corners 59 Splitting the Strands 60 Skiving 60 Leather Chattering While Skiving 60 Holes in Leather 61 Leather Dressing and Greasing the Strands 61 Pull Tight, Plait Losose 61 Step 5: Plaiting the Overlay 62 Round 8-Plait, Whipmaker?s Method 62 Round 8-Plait 63 Bundles 63 Self-Greasing Lace Holder 64 Looseness in Plaiting the Overlay 64 Gaps in the Plaiting 65 Plaiter?s Knot 65 Broken Strands 66 Dropping Strands 66 Changing from 8-Plait to 7-Plait 66 Changing from 7-Plait to 6-Plait 67 Uneven Taper 68 Lumps 68 Narrow Sections 68 Round 6-Plait 68 Finishing off the Thong 68 Step 6: The Fall 69 Attaching the Fall 69 Replacing the Fall 69 Step 7: Making the Cracker 71 Finishing the Cracker 72 5-Part, 4-Bight Turk?s Head on the Thong 74 Step 8: The Handle (or Stock) Foundation 75 Using Bush Timber 75 Step 9: The Overlay for the Handle 76 Tying the Set to the Stock 76 Long Whipping 77 Step 10: The Knob on the Handle 79 Shaping the Knob 80 The Shape of the Knob 80 5-Part, 4-Bight Turk?s Head 80 Gaps in the Turk?s Head 82 Finishing the Knob 82 Turk?s Head on Keeper End 82 Spanish Ring Knot 83 A More Elaborate Handle 84 Two-Tone Work 84 Fitting the Handle and Thong Together 84 Care of the Whip 84 A Few Tips 86 Broken Strands 86 Joining without Glue 86 Another Method 86 Adding in a Strand 87 Adding in Two Strands 88 Portable Plaiting Rack 88 Chapter 3: how to Make a Bullwhip 89 Making a Bullwhip 90 The Handle 90 The Belly 90 Round 4-Plait 90 Handle Loop 92 Plaiting the Overlay 92 Precut Lace 92 12-Plait, Under 2 Sequence 93 12-Plait, Under 3 Sequence 94 Changing from 12-Plait to 10-Plait 94 Round 10-Plait 94 Changing from 10-Plait to 8-Plait 95 Changing from 8-Plait to 6-Plait 95 Attaching the Fall 95 Making and Attaching the Cracker 95 Rolling the Whip 95 The Knob 95 Turk?s Head on the Handle 96 5-Partm 4-Bight Turk?s Head 96 Pineapple Knot 96 Chapter 4: Hot to Make a Snake Whip 97 Method 1: Lead-Loaded 98 Handle Loop 99 Method 2 101 Whip as a Weapon 101 Handle 101 A Quick Snake Whip 103 The Belly 103 Building Up the Knob 103 Turk?s Head 103 Miniature Whip Hatband 104 Riding Crop 104 Chapter 5: Whip Handle Designs 105 Twisted Handles 108 Carved Timber Handles 109 Cowtail Handle 110 Lunging Whip 110 Designs for whip Handles 111 Plaiting Soap 111 Cowtail or Whipmaker?s Plait 112 Double Herringbone 113 Short Herringbone 113 Chessboard Plait 114 Double Diamond 115 Irregular Herringbone, 12-Plait, Round 115 Triple Diamond 116 4-Straid Diamond, Coachwhipping 116 Bracelet 117 Double Bracelet 118 Stairstep 119 Double Stairstep 120 Two Methods for Complex Plaiting 120 Alternate Strand Method 120 Spiral Method 120 Solid Band 121 Bird's Eye, 12-Plait, Round 122 Egyptian Eyes 123 Te Sun 124 Flowers and Zigzag 125 Doouble Zigzag 126 Flowers 126 Interlocking Diamonds, 16-Plait, Round 127 The Ship of the Dead 128 Two-Seam Plait 129 Vee Pattern, Whipmaker's Plait 129 Barber's Pole Plait 130 Chapter 6: Plaiting Names in Whips 131 Name Plaiting 132 Joining One Pattern to the Next 132 Plaiting Names with Short Pieces 132 Working the Letters into the Weave 132 Colors to Use 132 Never Believe What You Are Told 133 Using Precut Lace 134 Chessboard Start: Calculating the Length of the Lace 134 Locking the Back 135 Working in the Letters 135 White-on-Black Letters 137 Vertical and Horizontal Letters 137 Plaiting Long Words 138 Setting Out 138 Amount Needed 139 Whip Handle Clamp 140 Stitching Stool 141 Chapter 7: Some Useful Tips 142 Making a Whip with Bought Lace 143 The Belly 143 Covering the Core 143 The Overlay, Quantity Needed 144 Plaiting the Keeper 144 Round 12-Plait 144 Whip Cracker Knots 146 Overhand Knot 146 Small Cracker Knot 146 Blood Knot Variation 147 Napranum Hitch 147 Attaching the Cracker 148 Fall Hitches 149 Morris Doohan's Hitch 149 Snake's Head Hitch 150 Nymboida Hitch 152 George's Hitch 153 3-Part, 4-Bight Turk's Head 154 Appendix 155 Index 161 People Named in This Book 166
You May Also Like
